Locum Family support worker

Location:

Stroud, Gloucestershire

Salary : 15 - 18 per hour

Benefits for the Locum Family support worker :

• Flexible working
• Autonomous role, organising your own schedule
• Charity with 150 years of experience working with children and young people
• Weekly fast payment
• Diverse, multi-cultural team of people, inclusive work environment
• Locum role for someone available immediately
• Career progression and development
• Opportunity to move to a permanent contract

Non Stop Care is working with one of the most reputable charities in Gloucestershire to help them find a Locum Family support worker full-time who can tackle working in a community family support worker role.

You will need working knowledge of interventions to families, driving change in your work with parents. You would also need knowledge of what thresholds are or the legislation that underpins how we make decisions about, and take action on, risk to children.

The role involves holding a caseload of 12 families, and contributing to the development of a Family Hub approach across Stroud and Cotswolds.

Responsibilities of the Locum Family support worker:

This role sits within the Family Hub Offer, working as part of a team delivering high-quality frontline support using a whole-family approach. You'll be supporting families identified as needing targeted early help (universal level or Level
2), helping to improve outcomes across health, education, social and environmental needs.

It's a really hands-on role, contributing to an integrated early help and public health offer, making sure families receive timely and coordinated support.

Requirements of the Locum Family support worker:

Must be a driver and have access to own car

• A relevant qualification in childcare, early years, youth work, social care, family support, health, community work (or equivalent experience)
• Direct experience working with children, young people and/or families in community, home or education settings
• Experience delivering group work or community-based activities
• Experience supporting children's development (communication, emotional, physical and social)
• Experience working in multi-agency settings and contributing to joint assessments or plans
• Ideally with a DBS on the update service (Adults & Children's Barred List).

Please send your CV over to (url removed) or you can also apply via this web-site.

If you believe this opportunity isn't the right fit for you but know someone who would be a great match, we would love to hear from them! We offer a 200 referral bonus through our referral scheme.